How To Install librcps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librcps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. librcps-dev is development files for resource constrained project scheduling library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librcps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librcps-dev

librcps-dev is:

LibRCPS aims to be a versatile, powerful and fast open source library for resource constrained project scheduling.

There are three methods to install librcps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install librcps-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librcps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librcps-dev

Install librcps-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librcps-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librcps-dev

Install librcps-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install librcps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librcps-dev

How To Uninstall librcps-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librcps-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librcps-dev

Uninstall librcps-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librcps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librcps-dev

Remove librcps-dev Configurations and Data

To remove librcps-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librcps-dev

Remove librcps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librcps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librcps-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librcps-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.